My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2318 - 1734

Regardless of the immense might his former self once held, the instant he chose to 'change,' he had utterly vanished from the very idea of existence.

Those sealed memories inside Hai Zhen right now aren't actual consciousness at all.

Instead, they function as 'experience' drawn from an enormously expansive collection of recollections.

These recollections once belonged to Li Fan.

So, at the first touch, they couldn't help but rush straight toward Li Fan's spiritual awareness.

Yet, exactly because the old Li Fan had grown so overwhelmingly strong that even existence's end couldn't touch him, those eternal, timeless memories from the Reincarnation could respond to various outside events just like they had genuine purpose.

Upon meeting fitting, crucial Dao Paths, a craving to consume surges forth.

In the face of deadly dangers, a cautionary signal emerges.

Even upon running into former comrades who battled together long ago, it would emerge to greet them.

But in the end, he was gone for good.

Nothing remained except reflexive responses rooted in his enormous store of memories.

Thus, upon realizing that Li Fan's present power wasn't enough to fully take in those old experiences, it promptly cut off the link.

With that, Li Fan snapped back to the real world.

"Mr. Fan, is there an issue? I faintly feel like you're disturbed."

"What occurred?"

In a flash, the caring voices of Lord Guardian Hill and morality resounded within Li Fan's mind.

Right then, Li Fan was shocked to find out that, despite the Xuanji Ring's 'Shared Heart' influence, his encounter with his previous memories had escaped detection by the others.

"This shows that Li Fan's old strength greatly exceeded the Three Saints. Even mere layers of memory could bypass the Xuanji Ring's shared heart principles."

Li Fan felt little astonishment at this revelation.

In truth, no matter the Three Saints' prowess, even during their height before Mountain and Sea split apart, they merely practiced inside Mountains and Seas. But Li Fan carried the buildup from endless Mountain and Sea Reincarnations.

"They call it shared heart, but I can now block specific memories on my own."

"I might fool them, yet they can't fool me. Doesn't that give me a built-in edge?"

Suddenly, Li Fan narrowed his eyes a bit, grasping this insight.

"Still, given the present circumstances with Guardian Hill and morality, there's no real reason to conceal it."

After thinking it over briefly, Li Fan chose to reveal his latest encounter to them.

Moments afterward...

Guardian Hill burst out: "I figured Mr. Fan's multiple returns were puzzling enough already. But I never dreamed of a more complex history lurking behind."

"Mountain Sea has been obliterated countless times, who can say how many."

"Having Mr. Fan here is indeed Mountain Sea's great blessing!"

Morality stood speechless in awe: "To link hearts and thoughts with Mr. Fan, we could perish content."

Li Fan huffed: "I don't see it as so grand. Should he have actually rescued Mountain Sea, then acclaim would be fitting. Yet if defeat strikes each round, what's the gap between endless repeats and a single one?"

Hearing this, Guardian Hill and morality gave wry grins, at a loss for words just then.

"Fine, we'll set aside the history for now. I truly require your input on a few decisions."

"Several uncertainties linger in my thoughts."

"To start, though I'm mostly convinced, doubts persist. Has my former self really perished? Or is it merely an idea he planted? Might something linger in me as a safeguard, activating if I manage to rescue Mountain Sea?"

"Next, I've at last uncovered the roots of my spiritual instincts. Yet Infinite Spirit's origin stays a mystery. There's only a hazy sense that my old self held no confusion on this, so he didn't guide me. Is Infinite Spirit genuinely boundless, or does it arise from my past self's myriad reincarnations?"

"On the third matter... What exactly does 'save yourself before saving the world' imply?"

Li Fan openly voiced every uncertainty weighing on him.

He spoke candidly, harboring no hidden agendas.

That's his nature: even facing his prior self, regardless of how majestic, honorable, or divine it appears, he won't readily place faith in it. Doubts that demand airing will be raised.

Through the shared hearts' bond, Guardian Hill and morality had long known Li Fan's temperament.

Far from taken aback, they dove into serious contemplation.

After quite some time, Guardian Hill murmured: "On the initial matter, my view matches morality's. The previous Mr. Fan is truly no more."

"Having tried every avenue and found no way out, the only choice is to stake everything, cutting away the former self to forge a new one. It's like splitting open sky and land afresh, offering perhaps a slim shot. This move chases hope amid despair. If any secret snares were set... "

"Leading to total ruin at the vital instant, rendering prior labors futile. Wouldn't that render everything vain? From the old Mr. Fan's logic and essence, he surely avoided such pointless endeavors."

Li Fan gave a faint nod.

Naturally, he didn't fully accept Guardian Hill's explanation. If he questions even himself, how might Guardian Hill escape sway from his former self? Wouldn't the heart-sharing Guardian Hill fall under the same?

Merely a brief solace for now.

Guardian Hill grasped this well and shifted ahead, addressing Li Fan's next concern: "On Infinite Spirit's origin, I hold two theories at present."

"The first posits it as a core quality that followed you across realms. Thanks to this very feature, the past Mr. Fan achieved such extraordinary feats. Without it, just emerging as a creature in Mountain and Sea and striving to break free of Mountain and Sea Reincarnation... even the Three Saints couldn't manage that."

"For the second theory... stemming from what you said, the gone you harbored no questions on Infinite Spirit's source. Were it from crossing over, doubts would surely arise. Unless he knew recollections unclear to you, beholding Infinite Spirit's birth in the transit. Given his temperament, vital secrets like that wouldn't stay concealed from you. As it went unmentioned, perhaps it doesn't hold. Hence, one can deduce Infinite Spirit likely flows from the buildup across his innumerable reincarnations."

Guardian Hill appeared to picture Li Fan repeatedly battling catastrophic waves, fighting to preserve Mountain Sea. But following every setback, he would regroup and begin once more.

Unbidden, he revealed respect, mingled with yearning.

"Not just his personal buildup alone. Perhaps it includes all of Mountain Sea too," morality cut in.

"Oh? How so?" Li Fan inquired.

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"For the second theory... stemming from what you said, the gone you harbored no questions on Infinite Spirit's source. Were it from crossing over, doubts would surely arise. Unless he knew recollections unclear to you, beholding Infinite Spirit's birth in the transit. Given his temperament, vital secrets like that wouldn't stay concealed from you. As it went unmentioned, perhaps it doesn't hold. Hence, one can deduce Infinite Spirit likely flows from the buildup across his innumerable reincarnations."

Guardian Hill appeared to picture Li Fan repeatedly battling catastrophic waves, fighting to preserve Mountain Sea. But following every setback, he would regroup and begin once more.

Unbidden, he revealed respect, mingled with yearning.